Waipuna Hornby-Halswell-Riccarton Community Board profile

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• Population: 71,200
• Median age: 33.5 years
• Identify as Māori: 9 per cent
• Born overseas: 35 per cent
• No qualification: 17 per cent (15 years and over)
• Median personal income: $29,000
• Occupied private dwellings: 24,000
• Unoccupied private dwellings: 1,600
• Household access to internet: 89 per cent
• Rented dwellings: 38 per cent
• Median rent: $390

All figures are sourced from the 2018 Census of Population and Dwellings. (external link)View additional census data for community boards and wards. [XLSX, 1.5 MB]

• 3 Council libraries: Upper Riccarton(external link) (Community and school), Te Hāpua Halswell(external link), Hornby(external link)
• 3 Council service centres: Riccarton, Te Hāpua Halswell, Hornby
• 323 Council parks (720 hectares): 186 local/community parks, 26 sports parks, 3 regional parks, 5 garden and heritage parks, 2 cemeteries, 101 utility parks
• 14 Council-owned social housing complexes with 245 units
• 23 Schools: 15 primary, 1 intermediate, 4 secondary, 2 composite (year 1-13), 1 special
• University of Canterbury(external link)
• Approximately 8,800 businesses employing 57,200 people (2022)
• Multiple major Sport and Recreation amenities:
  •  Wharenui Recreation Centre Stadium(external link)
  • Te Hāpua Halswell Summer Pool(external link)
  • Templeton Summer Pool(external link)
  • Denton Park
  • Halswell Quarry
  • Riccarton Racecourse
  • Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub
• Main shopping centres and precincts: 
  • Riccarton/Westfield [PDF, 5.5 MB]
  • Bush Inn Centre and Church Corner [PDF, 3.8 MB]
  • Tower Junction [PDF, 3.3 MB].
  • Hornby Hub [PDF, 3.4 MB]
  • Hornby Mega Centre/Chappie Place [PDF, 3.4 MB]
  • Halswell [PDF, 3.7 MB]
  • The Landing (Wigram) [PDF, 3.6 MB]